What should you be cooking this month? This Christmas cake recipe was devised to make use of the excess vine fruits. Then add the cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, dried fruits, mixed peel, nuts and delia smith recipes christmas’s.
Now stir and bring the mixture up to simmering point, then, keeping the heat low, simmer very gently for 10 minutes. After that allow everything to cool then pour the mixture into an airtight plastic container and leave it in a cool place overnight. Remember to take the butter out of the fridge so it will soften. All you do is measure out the flour, sugar and softened butter into a very large mixing bowl then add the eggs and with an electric whisk, beat until everything is evenly blended. Now use a large metal spoon to gradually fold in the fruit mixture until it’s all evenly distributed. Then spoon the mixture into the prepared tin, levelling the surface with the back of the spoon.
Bake the cake in the centre of the oven for 4 hours until it feels springy in the centre when lightly touched. Cool the cake for 45 minutes in the tin, then remove it to a wire rack to finish cooling. When it’s completely cold, wrap in double greaseproof paper and then foil and store in an airtight tin or polythene box. Tie a band of brown paper round the outside of the tin for extra protection. Win 1 of 4 Canadian Maple Syrup Hampers To kick start 2022, we’ve teamed up with Maple from Canada for your chance to win a maple hamper filled with essential store cupboard ingredients, plus a copy of Cooking with Maple, naturally.